Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op. 115

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The Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op. 115 is a late Romantic chamber work by Johannes Brahms, celebrated for its autumnal lyricism and rich interplay between clarinet and string quartet.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf chamber music composition
clarinet quintet
catalogueNumber Op. 115
composer Johannes Brahms
countryOfOrigin Germany
dedicatedTo Richard Mühlfeld
genre clarinet chamber music
hasKeySignature two sharps
influencedBy Mozart’s Clarinet Quintet in A major, K. 581
inspiredBy clarinet playing of Richard Mühlfeld
instrumentation clarinet and string quartet
key B minor
languageOfTitle German
movement I. Allegro
II. Adagio
III. Andantino
III. Presto non assai, ma con sentimento
IV. Con moto
movementType finale as theme and variations
first movement in sonata form
notableCharacteristic autumnal lyricism
melancholic and reflective mood
rich interplay between clarinet and string quartet
use of cyclic thematic recall in the finale
notableFor complex interplay of timbres between clarinet and strings
prominent use of clarinet low register
numberOfMovements 4
opusNumber Op. 115
originalTitle Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op. 115 self-linksurface differs
surface form: Klarinettenquintett h-Moll, Op. 115
period late Romantic
placeComposed Bad Ischl, Austria
surface form: Bad Ischl
premiereDate 1891-12-12
premierePerformer Joachim Quartet
Richard Mühlfeld
premierePlace Berlin
publisher Simrock
relatedWork Clarinet Sonatas, Op. 120
Clarinet Trio in A minor, Op. 114
scoredFor cello
clarinet in A
two violins
viola
style Brahmsian late style
tempoIndicationFirstMovement Allegro
tempoIndicationFourthMovement Con moto
tempoIndicationSecondMovement Adagio
tempoIndicationThirdMovement Andantino
Presto non assai, ma con sentimento
workNumberInComposerOutput late work
writtenFor Richard Mühlfeld
yearComposed 1891

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Johannes Brahms notableWork Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op. 115
Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op. 115 originalTitle Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op. 115 self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Klarinettenquintett h-Moll, Op. 115